Alice Coachman
Alice Marie Coachman (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump. She was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.[1] In 2002 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.[2]
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Gold | 1948 London | High jump |
Alice Coachman Media
Alice Coachman high jumper at the NCAA track and field championships, 1939
Alice Coachman Elementary School
References
- ↑ Alice Coachman Biography. sports.jrank.org. http://sports.jrank.org/pages/925/Coachman-Alice.html. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ↑ Honorees: 2010 National Women’s History Month. Women's History Month (2010)National Women's History Project. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
Other websites
- Alice Coachman's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
- Alice Coachman Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine (Entry in the New Georgia Encyclopedia)
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